H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Another day of cleaning measuring and assembling.

[Tom Broome]

If you don't mind, tell us about the oil pump in the picture. It kind of looks like a High Volume pump body. PM if you want.

[gmonde]

That is awsome your kid is so engaged ,,,my son is also on his on car/engine swap ,,,,it's great when there is common talk between young and old

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by gmonde

That is awsome your kid is so engaged ,,,my son is also on his on car/engine swap ,,,,it's great when there is common talk between young and old

We've been shooting video during this build phase and it's cool to go back and look at some of the interactions we have, very cool. Tell your son to keep up the good work!

[Jody Lang]

Todd the pick up tube appears it’s not all the way driven into pump housing. Obviously the strut lines up with the bolt. Is there another step on the tube that is seated on housing? Hard to tell and I’m not familiar with that pick up.

Thanks for posting it’s fun to follow!

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Jody Lang

Todd the pick up tube appears it’s not all the way driven into pump housing. Obviously the strut lines up with the bolt. Is there another step on the tube that is seated on housing? Hard to tell and I’m not familiar with that pick up.

Thanks for posting it’s fun to follow!

Jody, the pick-up tube is not installed yet. I just laid it up there to see where it would land in the pan, sort of a preliminary measurement because I added depth with this pump.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Tom Broome

If you don't mind, tell us about the oil pump in the picture. It kind of looks like a High Volume pump body. PM if you want.

Yes, it's a stock Melling +10% volume pump. The old one is a standard volume, I'm not 100% sure it hasn't been the problem all along. Gonna try this pump, extra oil in the pan and restrict the top end more than I had before. Time will tell on this one, the next one I'm going to start all new and cut back oil till it shows on the bearings on the dyno so I can see what I can get away with.

[dannyboy]

Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

Another day of cleaning measuring and assembling.

Your daughter sure is focused on the tasks she has, wow

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Saturday was slow going, more fitting and checking than assembling.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Sunday came and went with me riding the couch all day, that wasn't the plan but thats what happened. Worked on it some today and realized I never got any head dowels so I had to leave and track them down then go back for a couple hours so little progress but here's where we're at. Back to it for a bit tomorrow. If I could impart a nickels worth of free advice to any newbs like me I would tell them to pay close attention to how full you fill the block I paid close attention and still only have about a blade of grass worth of clearance from the torqued head bolt to the Hardblok after decking. I wanted to fill it as much as possible but after seeing it done I should have left it a tick lower. Some assembly required, warranty is pro rated and your results may vary.